81. Fighting flared around the country, especially in the northwest Bihac enclave where Serb coalition forces pressed on with an offensive forces in the north of the pocket. 82. Fighting flared in northern Iraq in late August when the KDP, supported by Iraqi troops, took Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, from the PUK. 83. Fighting flared late Wednesday between the security forces and militants in the Malawi and Abu Qurqas regions of Minya and subsided at mid-day on Thursday, police sources said. 84. Meanwhile fighting flared with shelling, sniping and artillery duels. 85. The exception though remains northwest Bosnia where UN officials said fighting flared on Sunday. |